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Guidance for a full time working mom who wants to breastfeed even after six months

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I have a three month old son, he is exclusively breastfed and I will continue to do so till he is six mnths. I need to get back to work full time from November 16 that means I will be away from 8:30am to 5:30pm (inclusive of travel time).By November my baby will be completing six months (i.e on Nov 16)
My questions
1)what should be my feeding schedule after he is six months
2) Should I be shifting him gradually on servings of solids per day, coz I m planning to be on part time (i.e 8:30am to 1:30pm) only for the initial two months till he is 8 months old then continue on full time, so please suggest the shifting on solids schedule too considering my case.
3) what should I do to ensure a good milk flow after I am at work full time (since I want to feed baby breastmilk instead of formula) . Our employers have never before allowed pumping breaks or places of storages for breastmilk.
4) Is it necessay to be on part time till baby is a year old in order to breastfeed.
Plz help

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There is a federal law that was signed in 2010 requiring employers to allow nursing mom employees time to pump as well as a private place other than the bathroom to pump. You should google it to get more details, but they are required to do this. As far as the storage of the milk if there's no place to store it already in place you could always purchase a small little insulator tote and keep an ice pack in it.

you will need to continue to breast pump and drink enough liquid to ensure the flow of milk is running smoothly. Do this every few hours during break. Not always easy but doable. After six months you can start to introduce solid food... start with small portion once or twice daily. Can start with jarred baby food or cereal... or you can make your own, whichever most convenient for you. Milk is one of the main source of diet, but not solely milk. May give solid during your workhour, so you can breastfeed him during your time at home. Good luck!

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